And even the best laid plans...

May not work out, if there is a line-up for the single squat rack. Ah well. I made do.

Rowing - 1500m/7:40 min

Incline chest press - 55 x 12, 11, 9, 7
Calf press - 250 x 10, 9, 9
RDLs - 60 x 15, 65 x 12, 12
[Presses - 55 x 5... just killing time]
Squats (sans rack) - 55 x 12, 12, 10, 45 x 15

Rowing - 1000m/5:20 min

Full plank - 60 count (a minute give or take; I suspect a little more - I tried to count slow!)

Weigh-in: still hovering around 151/152

I'm definitely finding that moving is the key to minimizing the swelling! The last while, I'll feel swollen in the hands and feet in the morning or evening -- if I exercise, it goes away (or at least abates), if I don't, it gets worse.

Also, I'm definitely starting to get strange/obvious glances from others at the gym. Weird enough that I'm usually the only girl in the weight room -- now I'm a freakishly distended girl in the weight room! Though I suspect that the glances I get in the change room have more to do with my mint green long johns than my burgeoning belly.

What happens without a plan

I found some pants that were big enough to accommodate long johns, and braved the -20 degree weather to get to the gym. I didn't have a plan, and my vague notion of a circuit starting with rowing was squelched by the rare wonder of someone else on the erg. So I wandered through this mixed-bag:

Alternating sets:
Walking lunges - 25 lb x 12, 12, 12
Push-ups - 30, 25, 25

Sumo deadlifts - 55 lb x 12, 12, 12

Alternating sets:
Good mornings - 45 lb x 12, 12, 12
Presses - 45 x 8, 7, 6 (I did these just to kill time between GM sets, since I was already holding the bar.)

Rowing - 2000 m/10:20 min

V-sit ball tosses - 50, 50

The presses weren't a fluke

But I may have put my back out, or strained it a tiny bit, thanks to heavy presses and back extensions. My fingers are crossed, but it feels like I'm stiffening up pretty good. Which will no doubt add excitement to my increasingly awkward sleeping adventures. (Er, not to mention walking.)

Anyway, I'll reflect back on more joyous times -- today's workout.

Bookending the workout - 1000m row (5:15 and 5:30 min respectively)

Presses - 55 x 7, 5, 5
Lat pulls* - 82.5 x 10, 90 x 6, 6
Squats - 65 x 10, 10, 10
Calf presses (seated, straight legs) - 250 x 8, 8, 10 (?)
Back extensions - 10, 10, 10
Bench dips - 10, 10

Finishers:
Squats - 45 x 15
Presses - 35 x 18

* I do the lat pulls with a narrow-ish grip (narrower, at least, than what I imagine a traditional lat pull to be). I'm trying to mimic a pull-up grip as much as possible.

I don't think I'm going to up my press weight; I'll just work on increasing the reps. Now's not the time for pushing things, and I could really feel the 55 lbs in my lower and mid back.

On the plus side, the pelvic discomfort seems to have improved in the last few days. Let's hope it lasts!

Weigh-in: 151.